Haven't read a book like this in a long time. It's a sit on the edge of your seat type, just couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next. You get so envolved you are part of the adventure with Beth! With-in this book you cover all the emotions, taking a needed vaction from everyone's everyday.
Loved this Book.....Wish there was more..........

"I Had A Dream" is nothing less than fantastic! This book starts out with a bang (or should I say crack) and never lets you down, or put it down!
The caracters make this unbelievable story come to life so vividly you can see yourself right there with them. By the time I was done reading this I caught myself thinking with twangy southern drawl! Following Beth through her journeys back and forth through time as well as through her emotions and conscience makes for thoroughly enjoyable reading no matter what your preffered reading theme might be. I loved how the author, through Beth, grapples with the fullfilment of good and the seduction of evil, while at the same time having some fun along the way.
I laughed, cried, gasped, ached and walked away feeling good except for being a little sad that this one ended so soon.
I hope to be able to read more of this witty, inventive author!

Written in a refreshing and unpedantic style, "Just the FAQ's, Please..." is recommended reading for everyone, especially famillies, who want to understand more about alcoholism and drug abuse. It is so entertaining that one hardly reallizes that he is also learning something. I was compelled to finish reading in one sitting once I had begun.

A thoroughly delightful and refreshing treatment of a subject too often ignored or underemphasized, this work is equally at home in a treatment setting, the classroom, while preparing for a lecture, or just plain information seeking. From the title, a barely disguised takeoff on the famous quote from "Dragnet" to the handling of important and sensitive issues like blackouts, hallucinations, family issues, and prevention, this well organized book is written with considerable wit and humor in the style of an engaging stage play. Appeal notwithstanding, however, there is no sacrifice of accuracy made for the sake of humor. The book is right on target in every single area.

Sweet! This book is wonderful in a sense that it is one of those "old" mystery books. I've absolutely loved Baldwin's writing ever since I recieved the copy of KILL THE BENEFACTOR from him personally. I encourage you to read Baldwin's KILL THE BENEFACTOR. I welcome his writing and absolutely love this book! CONGRATULATIONS BALDWIN! A job well-done!

Hurrah! A genuinely clever mystery plotter who reminds me of my old favorites. I've been a mystery fan for years now, and have found that I tend to prefer older stories and authors to new ones. So many of the new mysteries seem to rely on grisly "hooks" or "cutesy" themes to attract readers. I have missed the smarts of writers like Ngaio Marsh and Arthur Conan-Doyle and their cunning characters. A warm welcome to Mart Baldwin, Hawg Hackett, and their lovely North Carolina mountains.

I have not yet ordered or seen this book, but I am truely fascinated by the uses of Kudzu in as much as I have been able to find out about it on the internet. Actually, I currently have some Kudzu growing up onto a fence in my backyard, and yes, it is growing extremely rapidly. However, I have been unable to find out about the apparently called: "pods" that are growing on it.. they are NOT "flat" as I have seen noted, but round, tubular shaped, bigger at the bottom as it hangs on my fence (one is nearly 3 feet long!!). This has me totally curious and I would really love to know more about it. If someone could help, I would really appreciate it... thank you..

I am into wild foods and this is the first one I have found that shows how to use kudzu. Most of the books about wild foods in the South feature plants that are hard to find and harvest. Kudzu is plentiful but I never knew what a gold mine it was until I read about a kudzu recipe contest that is open all during 2001 for cash prizes and bought this book.

I found "KUDZU in America" to be a delightful, fun and fast read. The challenge is that Kudzu is here, available, and above all is useful for making many products should not be ignored. That this plant can (and should) be viewed as an abundant potential *resource* -Not- simply as a pest, will be difficult for most to see. There is no 'silver bullet' quick fix, and it appears that utilizing Kudzu to it's fullest extent is fairly labor intensive. But I agree with the author that *harvesting* and using Kudzu (Many examples are listed) makes so much more sense, and since other countries do, Americans should be able to as well.

All the pictures in this book are in color, much to my surprise. They are so vivid it is like taking a trip to a kudzu field but lots less trouble. I did not know kudzu bloomed until I read this book.

I'm a storyteller and artist, and I give this book high marks in both categories.

I'm a huge fan of Roald Dahl's books for children. Have read most of them over and over again for my own kids. It was a joy though to find a book about Roald Dahl and his family and life, seen through his kitchen. And the many parties he always gave.

Roald Dahl loved food, and in his middle class home in England he loved to gather family and friends around the huge dining room table. On the table there is always delicious food from around the world, also from Norway - the home country of Dahl's mother, the home country of myself.

The book is a perfect mixture of anecdotes from Roald Dahl's life and recipes from his kitchen, and all through it is filled with pictures and photos, both to illustrate the cooking and to illustrate the house and the kitchen. The book also has illustrations by Quentin Blake, the illustrator who has worked with Dahl on so many of his books. For me his drawings are perfectly "Dahlish".

The recipes are all simple though quite chick :-) And following them you will have ideas for an uncountable numbers of parties ahead of you.

Britt Arnhild Lindland

Beautifully illustrated and full of interesting stories, recipies and photographs, this book is perfect for reading on a cold or rainy day. Set in Gipsy House, the Dahl family home in England, the book lets you glimpse upper middle class life in that country. It's honesty makes it all the more enjoyable. The recipies are simple, yet interesting. They tempt you to experiment as they are very straight forward. This well written book is ideal for reading time and time again. It is full of SUNSHINE.

This is a wonderful book on journaling. If you liked this book and would like to read and use mroe books on journaling, read "The Healing Journey" and "The Healing Journey for Couples," both by Phil Rich. There are also 5 other journaling books in the Healing Journey series.

I met Christina Baldwin through her father, Leo, when he was a colleague of mine. Ms. Baldwin's personal journaling experience is honest and open, much as she is in person, and gives permission to be the same when one is journaling. Her encouragement and examples made me return to journaling after many years' hiatus.

I would recommend "One to One" for anyone who wants the opportunity to reflect upon their life's journey.

This remarkable piece by James Baldwin is about the love of two brothers in a black society. He depicts this in the following excerpt, "Safe, hell! Ain't no place safe for kids, nor nobody," which depicts the streets in which Sonny and his brother grew up. Identity is a big theme in this literary work. Two black men are trying to find themselves and each other in an unforgiving American society.
Sonny and his brother grow up in a home whose uncle was killed as a young man. However, Sonny's father did not want them to know about the brutal world outside on the streets that they walked upon everyday. He wanted them to feel safe and not afraid. Prior to their mother's death she revealed this to Sonny, who by this time had a rocky relationship with his younger brother, uses this information to make amends with his younger brother. He actually starts listening to what his brother has to say and what his desires are for himself. Instead of pushing ideas that Sonny thought would make for a good future for his brother he learned to appreciate his brother's talent. He loosens his control over his younger brother and allows him to be himself. He lets love take the upper hand.
This is a inspirational story about a few African Americans who are each striving to find their own identities-one wants so desperately to be heard while the other is desperately smothering him until finally they realize who they are and the long road that awaits each of them.

Sonny's Blues is a well written book by James Baldwin that captures the feeling of a recovering dope addicted young black man, Sonny, who is seeking a new life with his brother in Harlem with his jazz music as a way of telling his life story. It begins by Sonny's brother finding out in a newspaper that Sonny had been serving a jail sentence for his use of heroin. After a few years of not talking to one another, Sonny sends his brother a letter telling him how much he needed to hear from him while he was away in jail and that when he gets out he wants to meet him in New York. When they meet, they talk and his brother finds himself getting upset after everything Sonny says whether it is about his addiction or about him wanting to be a jazz musician. Sonny's brother is a teacher and he is worried about what Sonny is going to do with his life, so he sends Sonny to live with his in-laws to go to school, but Sonny never goes and he stays in the house the whole time playing music on their piano. Since the brothers are parentless, Sonny's brother is taking on the role of his parents to get Sonny' s life headed in the right direction. Before their mother died she told Sonny's brother a story of how her husband's brother died. Him and his brother were coming home from a club one night, feeling really good after drinking, when a car full of white people sped towards his brother and ran over him, killing him instantly. Since his mother told him that story, Sonny's brother has been worried about his younger brother and where he is going in life. The book concludes with Sonny bringing his brother to a club where he was going to perform with two other black guys on his piano. After listening to him play, Sonny's brother soon heard Sonny's life told and explained in his music, and then that is when his brother understood what Sonny has been going through and what direction he is headed.

I am a greenhorn at websites so this was the book for me. It built a bridge across the gap between what I knew and what writers of books on websites assumed I knew for they started way above my head.

I wasted a lot of money on books that did not cover the basics about the web.

The heard about this book from a person in a computer club in Tennessee who heard the author speak. I got it right away and within a week I had my own web page.

Ms. Baldwin, please write a follow-up. It was such fun to be told how to succeed.

Weaving Websites for Greenhorns is a colorful, easy to read booklet aimed at removing fear of web-site creating for beginners. The text is written with humor and easy to follow steps. Whimsical illustrations and graphics add to the enjoyment and instruction afforded by this booklet. This is what to read if you want to get started on your own web site.